Im scraping the barrel now, reading a cowboy book. Over half way through and the baddy is still winning,no doubt he will get his cumuppance and finish on boot  hill

I have several books on the go , that is ive started on one and  moved on to another if it dont grab my attention , all are auto biographies,

Has anyone ever read Mike Pannetts books You're Coming With Me Lad: Tales of a Yorkshire Bobby etc. They are a nice relaxing read, sometimes funny, tales about a country bobby and the crimes and criminals in the dales. It takes you back a bit to gentler times but still keeping a modern outlook.

Hi All

Here's a lengthy up-date to my reading habits.

We are three quarters through reading 'The Revolt of the Eaglets' by Jean Plaidy, and very good it is too.

Sheila's reading an alternative to a chicken soup book, called 'A Cup of Comfort for Inspiration'. She's also got some more Valerie Wood's lined up for after.

I'm half through reading 'Blindsighted' by Karin Slaughter (rather gory) and 'My friend Maigret' by Georges Simenon.

On top of that I've just got 'MS Excel 2007 Bible' for learning about shreadsheets - an 800-pages tomb.

Barry and Sheila

 

Have you thought of swapping your books? There are several book swap sites. I use readitswapit.co.uk  You only pay postage and there are thousands of books in their library.

I too thought about the postage, could be heavy. There is the library and as we do, the charity shops. We both have plenty of books to read and if there is one, that you cannot get into ? put it away.

Hi all

Just popped in to tell the latest on where we're up to with our books.

We've finished Jean Plaidy's 'The Revolt of the Eaglets' and started the next in the series, 'The Heart of the Lion' which is the story of Richard the Lionheart.

I really love Jean Plaidy books. She's brilliant at digging up the old bones of history, putting meat on those bones, making all the character's of the times come to life in a fascinating way that turns history into a real life soap-opera.

Sheila's just about to finish 'Annie' by Valerie Wood, and then she'll read 'The Doorstep Girls' also by Val Wood.

I've finished the murder thriller, 'Blindsighted' and I'm starting 'Kisscut' - both by Karin Slaughter.

In the 'Famous Five' series I'm just finishing off 'Five Go Down to the Sea' and then it's 'Five Go to Smuggler's Top' which is one of my favourites in the series, and one I'm really looking forward to.

I've shelved the Maigret book for now till I can find the extra time, which might be later this week as our computers are going in to PC World for a service, and that takes three whole days. Hell's bells!

I get most our books off eBay. I won't pay more than ?4 post free. I bide my time till the book I want comes up at the price I want. I also use the local charity shops too. You can still pick up some cheap hard backs there.

When we've read each book we pass them over to Diane, our neighbour, who is also into 'Stephanie Plum' books by Janet Evanovich. Then, we take 'em all to North End book shop for the old lady there to sell on.

I'm also into western's (I've got over 100 JT Edson's in the loft) and sea adventures like Forrester's 'Hornblower' stories, Dudley Pope's 'Ramage', Richard Woodman's 'Drinkwater' and Alexander Kent's 'Bolitho' books.

Sheila and Barry